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After taking up the cause of saving mangroves in Kalwa, the Kalwa Parsik Rail Pravasi Sanghatna has now taken up the issue of encroachment on forest land on Parsik Hill. They have used Google maps to show the increasing number of shanties that have enveloped the hill and is harming the environment.

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MUMBAI: In an unusual move, a group of residents from Yari Road gathered to protest the civic demolition of an illegal slum colony that has settled upon Versova's mangrove forests citing "winter chill". The huts have been razed repeatedly yet continue to spring back on forest land. The shanties were last demolished two days ago. On Saturday the residents of Save Humanity, a new...

In September last year, the Bombay high court (HC) directed the Maharashtra government to declare the remaining 700ha of mangroves on government land as reserved or protected forests. mumbai Updated: Feb 07, 2019 16:16 IST Badri Chatterjee Hindustan Times, Mumbai Thanks to the persistent complaints and efforts of residents of Yari Road in Versova for three years, a six-hectare...

THANE: Three commuters fell off suburban trains in two separate incidents between Kalwa and Diva on Friday. Two others were injured and one of them is critical. The police said that first incident took place when Naved Sheikh, Imran Shaikh and Pradip Prajapati boarded the 9.30am CST-bound from Mumbra. "One of them reportedly hit a railway pole even before reaching the next...

Demolition drive to protect mangroves leaves nearly 150 people in Versova without a roof over their head. The authorities’ decision to demolish 60 illegal shanties in Versova (Kavthe Khadi area, Yari Road) without giving prior notice to the people living there has led to a crisis. Nearly 150 people, including children and elderly, have been left without a roof over their head...

MUMBAI: In an unusual move, a group of residents from Yari Road gathered to protest the civic demolition of an illegal slum colony that has settled upon Versova's mangrove forests citing "winter chill". The huts have been razed repeatedly yet continue to spring back on forest land. The shanties were last demolished two days ago. On Saturday the residents of Save Humanity, a new...

1. Mumbai Erupts in Anger over Pulwama attack Massive anti-Pakistan protests erupted in different parts of the city on Saturday in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack which left at least 40 CRPF personnel dead and several injured. A string of protests were organised by Shiv Sena workers seeking action against Pakistan. At a protest organised outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji...